This might be a spot the Red Sox could be upset because they have yet to have a day off and that's coming Thursday. A few "regulars" are sitting to the point I do not feel confident enough in this tricky spot to play ML action at -170 -- also not a big Nick Pivetta guy -- so will simply throw a little down on the Oakland runline. It worked Sunday when the A's also were facing a home sweep. Would Boston winning 10-0 surprise me? Absolutely not, but the F's ... err A's are not going 1-81 at home.

With MLB player props now available for SportsLine expert picks, I'm back to pick the sport for the first time since 2017. Pivetta closed last year with three straight starts of six innings or more after a season of bouncing between the rotation and bullpen, then opened this year with a six-inning gem in Seattle, though he faced just 21 batters in the start. I expect a 90+ pitch count and a few extra batters faced if needed to get Boston to the seventh inning, as the Red Sox need length after relying on the bullpen for six innings yesterday.

Though the Run Line didn't work for the Bosox last night, they still felt good about rallying for an 11-inning win at the Coliseum, and we hardly think a single one-run loss is much of a buy signal on the A's. Trouble continues to loom for Oakland if Wednesday afternoon starter Ross Stripling struggles like he did in his A"s debut last week against Cleveland, while Nick Pivetta is off of a very solid six innings in his 2024 debut at Seattle, allowing just 1 run and 3 hits in 6 IP of a Bosox win. Play Bosox on Run Line